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10 Best Movies Like Tess

If you loved Tess, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
The Kreutzer Sonata

The Kreutzer Sonata

1956★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Tess for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Some time after marrying a sensual girl, Pozdnychev realizes the only link to his spouse is that of physical love. When a violinist with whom his wife plays regularly the “Sonata t...

#2
The Love Goddesses

The Love Goddesses

1965★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Tess for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

This insightful documentary features some of the major and most beautiful actresses to grace the silver screen. It shows how the movie industry changed its depiction of sex and act...

#3
Baxter, Vera Baxter

Baxter, Vera Baxter

1977★ 5.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Tess for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In an empty villa, Vera Baxter sits and contemplates her life, as she recounts to a woman who was drawn to the villa when she heard the name Vera Baxter pronounced. Vera tells her ...

#4
Pigs Is Pigs

Pigs Is Pigs

1954★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Tess for fans of Animation. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Flannery, a railway agent does everything by the book. He gets into a scrape with a customer, McMorehouse, who wants to pay 44 cents freight for two guinea pigs which he considers ...

#5
A Hazard of Hearts

A Hazard of Hearts

1987★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Tess for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

When compulsive gambler Sir Giles Staverley has lost his estate and all his money playing dice, he realises that he only has one thing left of value: his daughter Serena. In a fina...

#6
Prom Night IV: Deliver Us from Evil

Prom Night IV: Deliver Us from Evil

1992★ 4.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Tess for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Thirty years after slashing a Hamilton High couple on Prom Night 1957, psychotic priest Father Jonas gets loose from the chapel basement where the other church fathers had been sec...